Zennie Abraham is "Zennie62." Zennie is Chairman and CEO of Sports Business Simulations (SBS), Editor-in-Chief of SBSON.com, and Founding Executive Producer of the national show "The Blog Report With Zennie62" On The CoLoursTV Network and at http://www.zennie62.com. With the exception of undergraduate school at Texas-Arlington and his birth and childhood in Chicago, Zennie has lived in Oakland since he was 14. A Skyline High graduate, he returned for his master's degree in city planning at Berkeley. Zennie was columnist for the Montclarion, Economic Advisor to Elihu Harris, then nearly landed the 2005 Super Bowl for Oakland, losing to Jacksonville. In 2003 he co-founded SBS around an online game he made at Cal on the Oakland A's and with Dan Rascher installed a blog network, then discovered video-blogging in 2006. In 2007, YouTube and CNN discovered his video-blogging work, and he's now a frequent video contributor to CNN. He regularly travels between California and Georgia.

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This is great news for the ratings future of the Oscars! The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that American entertainment legend Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards.

This is the right shot in the arm – just what the Oscars needed in the wake of subpar 2011 show ratings. I thought Sarah Silverman would have made a great Oscars host, more for her social media reach as much as anything else. But Eddie Murphy is a truly multi-generational star on the level of Sly Stallone.

Let’s see how far this news goes in the Twitterverse.

Here’s the email sent by The Academy:

Eddie Murphy to Host 84th Academy Awards

Beverly Hills, CA – Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy, whose performing career spans movies, television and the stage, will host this year’s Academy Awards show on Sunday, February 26, 2012, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today. This will be Murphy’s first hosting stint on the Oscars.

“Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” said Ratner. “With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances Ã¢â‚¬â€œ especially on stage Ã¢â‚¬â€œ I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show Don and I want to produce in February.”

Commented Mischer, “Eddie is a truly ground-breaking performer, whose amazingly diverse array of roles has won him a devoted audience of all ages. His quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host.”

“I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,” said Murphy. “I’m looking forward to working with Brett and Don on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognize the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year.”

Murphy began his career at the age of 15 as a stand-up comedian. In 1980, at the age of 19, he joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” becoming the show’s youngest cast member to that point, and bringing to life many of the show’s most memorable characters. His 1983 album “Eddie Murphy: Comedian” won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording. It included portions of his groundbreaking HBO special “Eddie Murphy Delirious.” In 1987, “Eddie Murphy Raw” was theatrically released and went on to gross over $50 million. Murphy made his feature film debut in 1982 with the classic “48 Hrs.” and would go on to star in such box-office hits as “Beverly Hills Cop” and the “The Nutty Professor” and “Shrek” franchises. All told, movies in which he has performed have earned in excess of $7 billion worldwide during their theatrical releases.

Murphy earned an Oscar nomination in 2006 for his supporting role in “Dreamgirls.”

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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